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Molecular fingerprinting of Staphylococcus aureus from bone and joint infections.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Apr 2010
Luedicke C, Slickers P, Ehricht R, Monecke S
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The objective of the study was to determine if a clonal complex (CC) of Staphylococcus aureus or certain virulence and adhesion factors were associated with infections of bones and prosthetic implants. One hundred and nineteen isolates were characterised using microarrays. There was no evidence for a single virulence factor or CC being causative for bone and implant infections. Isolates belonged to 20 different...
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